Hati’s POVI come away from dinner exuberantly happy that Celeste has been so accommodating.I hadn’t expected for her to allow me the end of my life and I’m not sure whether I completely believe her but for now I will say I do and love the last years of my life happily.I have contingency plans in place that I’m more than happy to engage with if she doesn’t follow through, but perhaps she’s finally realised a repeated life is not for me.Then again, perhaps she knows her reign will soon come to an end, after all, she has an heir now.One that I’m well acquainted with.One that lives one pack over unfortunately.Lilith was always a special child, one that I had no doubt would give me gifts I hadn’t even comprehended yet.But I missed that chance to have her soul.That night I decided to chase her away, hoping she might’ve died when her head smashed into that rock.I saw things differently, a quick end to her miserable life instead of living with the two people fated to her.I never dr
Celeste’s POVZeus takes Hati from my home and the land it resides on, in fact I can attest to the fact he takes him from the god realm and back down to earth.I clean the house late into the night, riding any trace of either of them in my home.Scrubbing on my hands and knees like a pea sent human that I once was.What is Zeus’s game and why am I being forced to take part in them?He already assured me many months ago Hati would not live beyond this life and I’ve put plan into place to destroy his soul once it is recalled home.But now he’s making Hati beg for sun a thing to materialise as if I hadn’t already been given the instruction to do so.Zeus seems to like his pie and eat it, even if that means he makes a fool of those around him.The dining chair Hati residing in not hour ago is soaked through with detergent and water as I use the scrubbing brush to rid his stench from the material.I’m not sure why I bothered, I could have just burned it and asked the house for a new one bu
Theo’s POVLoraMs been rather unsettled this afternoon. Crying non-stop despite my trying to calm her.It’s gotten so bad that Lilith asked if she needed to come home.Of course I told her we would be fine, and that I can handle it but I’m sure she’ll walk through the door at any moment.I had planned to get work done whilst Lora lay in her bouncer but I’ve long since given up on the idea of getting anything done.So here I lay on her bedroom floor with her, the little overhead toy keeping her somewhat entertained.I over east instead how quickly Lilith would come home, but she does come back earlier than expected.Come two pm, as the others remain out on the training field she walks through the door and immediately comes upstairs towards us.She stands at the opening on the bedroom, in the doorway staring at Lora fighting sleep in my arms.I’m in the rocking chair, rocking us both into a sleepy haze.“Still unsettled?” She asks.I admire her from way over here. Appreciative of the ro
Lilith’s POVLora was so tired that she fell asleep at my breast menacing I could only hear the grumbles of those boys in the yard.I had hoped to face them with Theo and Khai at my sides but Lora comes first.She’s been settled up until today and I’m not entirely sure what’s wrong with her.Sure the doctor stated she would get used to the pregnancy but surely her upset isn’t to do with the twins now?My hand rubs my tummy at the thought of them. They’ve been moving a storm today and I had forgotten just how that feels.With Lora I can’t particularly remember them moving so much, but then again is that because I hadn’t known about her for long before I gave birth?And there’s two this time, so surely there’s less room for them to move around my womb.I’m probably more stunned this time, knowing what to expect.I lay Lora down in her cot, turning the lights out her night light and sound machine on to ensure she stays asleep and then I head downstairs.Theo, Khai, Arlo and Calley are si
Khai’s POVAfter such a long day of behaving myself when all I wanted to do was make examples of the warriors that were bath mouthing our she-wolves off, I needed to take some time to calm my frayed nerves.And I chose to help Theo with paper work.It’s not my desired activity but it sure has grounded me.But nevertheless I still feel the need to connect with Lilith on that level that will blow my mind and take the stress away.I don’t think it helps that all she’s thought about since leaving the office is just that.The mate bond allowing me to feel her need and no doubt Theo too.I help pack away the files, and ensure the office is locked before I bound up the stairs two at a time.Theo chuckles behind me but I have no doubt he’s just as needy as I am, even if he can control his urge to walk the stairs one at a time.When I open the door, Lilith’s scent and her moisturiser hit my nostril making Obsidian wake from his early evening slumber.He growls, and in turn that makes me growl.
Celeste's POVAlthough I leave the room, I'm in a panic.What should I do?Should I allow for this continue?Why didn't I rid the soul, make the child a fallen child?Their fate is in my hands, their life on my terms. I could stop this catastrophe from happening, yet I choose not to.I allowed for the soul to slip from my hand into the pool where it will eventually be recalled back down to earth.And why? I hear you ask.Well it's simple really. The girl, the mother, the little witch, Belle.She's why.She's another piece in my game with Hati, and now I've put her in harms way.Aligned her future and that of her child with the devil that I'm trying to let go of. It how can I take his life when he has a family now?Things have become so complicated, deeply and irrevocably complicated. And as I think of my granddaughter, the one that bonded with the wolf that had never had a spectate mare besides Hati, I wonder what this will mean for her future.Christ things are going from bad to di
Theo’s POVHaving Lilith once last night was not enough to satiate Khai or I.We took her both by ourselves, watching as voyeurs in between as we the other took their turn and then once again together.And she was up for everything we had to give but our extra activities have left her feeling tired so instead of making her get up, I allowed her to roll over and rest.Khai has Lora this morning whilst I attend to the meeting I’ve called with the warriors that chose to single out the new women. I will not, categorically have my men put down the women of this pack.If there’s one thing I’m not, it’s sexist.Yes, I have chosen to protect our women over the years by not allowing them to join but that was never because I felt a lack of worth from them.It was for my own selfish need to ensure the women around me were protected as my mother wasn’t.I walk into the middle of town, finding the warriors sat there waiting for me with bored looks on their faces.It’s been a long while since I’ve
Lilith’s POVMy sleep is heavy and keeps me under. I’m dogbone tired after lasts nights escapades and despite myself I cannot drag myself out of the dreams that are constantly taking me.The memories of the day I came here is running through my mind, and I’m unsure why I’m seeing that day so vividly. Why my memories are fading in and out with Theo’s.Am I supposed to be seeing this, is my dream telling me something?My mind runs the reel yet again. I remember those feelings of not knowing my name, or where I came from. I couldn’t place my parents, not that I had any but that day I hadn’t known that. No I searched my kind for any memories of parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts or uncles but I came up short as I lay there in the water that travelled me through to Theo’s land.Images morph again, I’m wandering the woods for hours, maybe half a day the sun moving in the sky as the trees above protect me from the rays. It was light at the waters edge but as I walk, the sun sets, the
Zeus's POVThey say evil rules the world, and I'd like to agree wholly especially as I watch Hati finally take the child that will soon become the queen of the earth realm.Theseus died some years ago at my hand as we fought for the title of god. I took his wonderful wife in as my prisoner, indebting her to me at the promise I would let her child, and the grandchildren live peacefully.But I did no such thing. Bringing Theo, Khai and Lilith here to the god realm to be my prisoners with their dear children as they also live out their lives locked within the house they cannot leave.Most believed Theseus would win, that he would take over from me, including his family.But love weakens you, and Goddess Adophen aided me in his demise.She has the gift of projection, and she distracted him easily as she projected herself as his wife and then daughter, taking his concentration and that love that is not a man’s best friend.I'm thankful for her, and I promised her that her daughter and son
15 years LaterHati's POVThe time has come, my beautiful Lorrie has come into her wolf, and I can feel the mate bond calling for her.She's been feeling it too, and though I've kept myself away for the last week I cannot stop the inevitable for much longer.Belle has given her blessing, she's taking the other kids, all five of them, out to the other house for the weekend to give me time with Lorrie alone.It's time for me to claim my mate and create the Luna our pack deserves.So I have Calley cook us dinner, stopping her twice to take her in uncompromising positions as she mutters her disapproval very loudly.And then I lock her down in the cells below the house for the remainder of the weekend intent on making sure she knows her place within this pack.Soon she'll have to answer to Lorrie instead of Belle. She'll have to bow down to her luna's disappointment and she's already made a distant enemy of Aspen over the years."Bring me the luna," I demand to Belle as she gathers our chi
Hati's POVTrue to a wolf pregnancy Belle is only pregnant for around nine weeks, her belly swelling fast as she grows my pup within her.And one fateful night as the wind howls and the rain falls she starts her labour as we lay our son to sleep.Lorrie refuses to go down and starts to get in the way as Belle circles on the floor through her pain as Lorrie tries to hold onto her mothers hands."Mama, up," she cries asking for up as she outstretched her arms up to Belle who looks to me for help as she winces once more."Calley," I yell out, intent on having Lorrie away from this ordeal, knowing I have no one else I'd rather trust with the child.Yes she might well have an ulterior motive, but I have no doubt that she would die for this kid. Anyway, I don't want to scar the child, I don't want her to remember her mother in pain when I want her to have only good memories of her.It takes Calley a moment but she comes, knocking on the door in her pj's as she looks at the vision before he
One Year LaterHati's POVLorrie has turned into a funny little thing. She's walking and talking in toddler gibberish and I fall in love with her more everyday as she fills our life with fun and happiness.I can see why Celeste matched her soul to Aspens. She's spunky, confident and happy just like Aspen has always been. We ended up relocating around three to four months ago, coming out of hiding, leaving the continental US.Now we live in the very green Scotland, in the rainy United Kingdom.We've decided to try and blend in, whilst living in the middle of nowhere.It's been an adjustment weather wise, but we really don't come by people often, and the home we brought is surrounded by acres of green forest which is perfect for us to shift.And shift we must, because the lack of shifting causes aging, and that brings problems regarding healing one's self because our bodies resort to being only human.And I have a surprise for you, something I never imagined or cared for but equally was
Khai's POV"Aaah!" She screams as pain radiates through her mid region. I hadn't expected her to wake from her nap in pain, I also hadn't expected her to tell me we won't be finding Lora but she did that to and despite knowing she probably has the gifts to see such things, I deny her allegations and pretend that we will find her. To say she took me off guard would be an understatement but all I could do was call for Theo Lilith has gone into labour a whole week before she's due but I think that's normal for multiple pregnancy but no less scary as she freaks at the pain and wails into my shoulder.She labours in bed, standing up and even in the shower.The whole time crying for Lora, feeling as if she might be replacing her with the children coming out from within her tummy.Sadness fills the room and the three of us did not enjoy the birth process at all.Our sons entered the world screaming loudly, clearing their lungs within minutes of each other and though Theo and I wanted to c
Lilith's POVDane is adamant that Damian isn't dead and equally as adamant that I can use my memory to summon where his whereabouts.Apparently the witch side of me can teleport, and that's a given because I have done before but never have I teleported to a person specifically, only a place.But the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.Of course it does, if I can summon a place, then I can summon a person, right?I just have to practice, apparently. It still astounds me how much he knows about me when most know nothing about me at all.And it just so happens that I feel closest to him out of anyone I've met.I'm having a bad day today, pain is radiating along my back, a sharp stabbing pain accompanying it whenever I stand for to long.I think it's the twins, my boys that are currently safe within me.I miss Lora.I miss Calley.Heck, I even miss Lucas.I can only hope that one of them with with my baby girl, that they are doing everything in their power to protect her from
Hati's POVA further two and a half weeks have passed as we live in this humid and small place in hipster being on top of one another. My men have broken all the agreements I even made with Gretchen, her witches becoming the slaves they are used to which had disfavoured the respect the witch have held for me. But needs must and all that.Even I and finding it hard not to play outside of Belle.Take yesterday for example.Calley had been caring for the child as she has been for over two weeks, ensuring Lorrie remains quiet and happy to limit the time the child spends with Belle.I'm not stupid and I had noticed how she would try to prevent any crying coming from Lorrie.The child has grown far quicker than I thought possible, her growth excelled.She's standing against furniture, giggling and eating some solids, but that's just a trigger for me.I've told Calley she must feed from Belle and she's purposely ignoring my request. Ensuring Lorrie skipped three feeding sessions yesterday.
Theo’s POVThe days have passed in unimaginable pain as I mourn the theft of my child, and I also watch my mates do the same thing.I feel like an utter failure, and as I sit and ponder the reality I then realise I lost my best friend, beta and Calley and Arlo in one foul swoop.How did such a thing happen so easily?Especially when we trained to prevent such a thing.Even Danes members failed miserably and he’s travelling here today, his communication less than moody.I’ve been sitting alone in my office pondering life and the atrocities that have amounted to this very day and I see all of my failures. Can count them precisely.I suppose that’s why I’m avoiding everyone.What type of Alpha fails his people?!My computer pings with an email, giving me a welcome distraction as I jump out of my own mind to concentrate on something other than the trashy surrounding me.It’s Dane, he’s crossing the border. Warning me incase the pack decide to attack.I feel awful, despite being down two t
Three Weeks Later Hati's POVWeeks pass as we adjust to living here below the burned pack-land of Leo.I cannot believe he's still alive, but then again what more can I expect from these peasants and their ability to slip through my fingers?The child, Lora. Or Lorrie as we've been calling her has settle very nicely. She's sitting by herself now, rolling around and has become very content within this smaller pack of mine, and everyone loves her. Worshiping their lunar even in this childish stage of her life.And the girl, Calley, keeps a very close eye on her.That day was quite something when we tied our blood in a bonding agreement."Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak. Bagabi lacha bachabe, Lamac cahi achababe. Eko, eko, azarak. Eko, eko, zomelak," Gretchen had changed as she created the bond that would be undeniable."Repeat after me, girl. I, fill name, solemnly swear to bind my blood with Hati in agreement for servitude. Bonding our blood forever more as I lay my life down at